A family-orientated Somerset music festival has been allowed to go ahead despite concerns about anti-social behaviour and public safety.

Huw Weston is the organiser of Welliestock, which was launched as a new annual festival for Wellington in 2016.

Following the success of the previous two years, Mr Weston will be bringing the event to the Beech Grove Pitch at Wellington Rugby Club on Saturday (June 30).

The event remained in the balance on Monday (June 25) after Anna Gorman, who runs The Dolphin pub on Waterloo Road, objected to Mr Weston's licensing application on the grounds that the event would lead to more anti-social behaviour in the area.

But Taunton Deane Borough Council have allowed the event to proceed, with a number of extra measures being put in place to ensure public safety.

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Ms Gorman brought her concerns before the council's licensing sub-committee, which met at Flook House in Taunton on Monday afternoon (June 25).

The meeting came about after previous mediation talks, involving the council, Mr Weston and Ms Gorman, failed to resolve the latter's concerns.

In a written statement published before the meeting, Ms Gorman, said: "My public house is in very close proximity to the proposed event site. If the event is not managed properly then problems will arise from antisocial behaviour.

"If there are insufficient toilet facilities and those for refreshment, then attendees will seek alternatives - the toilets in Wellington Park and my pub being the closest available.

"I do not have the staffing capabilities to deal with large numbers of people arriving unexpectedly, or to deal with any potentially violent situations should they arise."

At the meeting itself, Ms Gorman made allegations against Mr Weston's character, claiming: "What Mr Weston says will happen and what will actually happen are completely different things".

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He also committed to laying on two further security staff from a different company, who would be on duty between 10am and 11:30pm on the day itself to prevent people heading to Ms Gorman's pub and committing antisocial behaviour.

Regarding the toilets, he said that 20 portable toilets would be provided on the site, along with four urinals and one disabled toilet.

He said: "We are confident that we have everything in place for the whole event to be very successful and well-planned."

All 400 child's tickets for Welliestock have been sold, as well as 900 of the 1,000 adult tickets which were printed.

Mr Weston said that a total of 1,521 could be accommodated on site, including all ticket-holders, security staff, band members and caterers.

The tickets will operated on a 'no pass out' system - meaning that people cannot be readmitted once they have left the festival site.

Mr Weston admitted that those who had bought tickets had not been informed of this system being in place - something which drew criticism from Ms Gorman.